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Essays on HIV/AIDS, Exports and Poverty in Kenyan manufacturing
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
Empirical investigations exploring the nexus between poverty, exports, health and labour productivity in manufacturing sectors of developing countries are rare. Existing analysis has mainly centered on performance of firms ...
Assessing the problem of non-cooperation by witnesses during trial of criminal cases in Kenyan courts: a case study of Kiambu Law Courts
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
This study set out to assess the nature of non-cooperation by witnesses during trial of criminal cases, a case of Kiambu Law courts. The main objective of the study was to establish the nature of non-cooperation by witnesses ...
Effect of supplemental irrigation on growth, yield and economic returns of onion (allium cepa) and tomato (solanum lycopersicum) in Kibwezi district, Eastern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
Water availability, amount and distribution throughout the year is very crucial to sustained agricultural production in the water-scarce arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs). That water is scarce in the ASALs is undisputable. ...
The role of Explicatures and Implicatures in advertising discourse: a comparative between Gikuyu and English using relevance theory
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
This study is an analysis of the difference between Gikuyu and English advertising discourse. The argument of the study is based on some notions of Relevance theory namely explicatures and implicatures. The study will also ...
Multiple regression: bayesian inference
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
Bayesian approach is based on subjective interpretation of probability. It views probability as a degree of belief concerning an uncertainty. It.also regards an unknown parameter as an uncertainty on which a degree of ...
The impact of solid waste challenges on urban Mangement; the case of Garissa Municipality in North-Eastern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
This study is a discussion of robust and focused long term strategic planning as method of overcoming serious solid waste disposal in problems in Garissa Municipality. The Primary Research was conducted in Garissa town ...
Customer relationship management practices and competitiveness of commercial banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is heralded by some marketing academics and practitioners as the new paradigm of marketing. CRM is the implementation of an effective customer-centric strategy within an organization ...
The role of ICT in adoption of soil and water conservation technologies for small holder farmers: the case of Kajiado North and Lugari districts in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
Kenya typifies the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries where over 80 percent of the population is dependent on agriculture as a livelihood. The smallholders who dominate Kenyan agriculture are faced by various challenges ...
Transitional justice: Comparative study of the outcomes of truth commissions in Africa
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
The study examines transitional justice and particularly truth commissions as one mechanism of transitional justice. Even as different states have applied the different mechanisms such as truth commissions, conflicts still ...
Regional conflict in constrained water resource areas: the case of the Mara River Basin in Kenya, 2000-2010
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
The study examined the root causes and what actually have been fuelling conflicts in Mara River Basin area, Rift Valley Province, in the period between 2000 and 2010. The study made an attempt to establish the main causes ...